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We think the products are so different that people won't get confused but if it turns out to be a problem, we'll figure something out. Sketch the design tool i
by ccheever 10y ago
We think the products are so different that people won't get confused but if it turns out to be a problem, we'll figure something out.
Sketch the design tool is great. We use it.
- welder 10y agoMy advice, change it sooner rather than later.
- evolve2k 10y agoI came here to say this also. As a dev & designer, sketch is a technical term like all the other technologies you refer to. I'm having global name space conflict issues as I attempt to pass your sales copy. I'd suggest you quickly change this, as currently a poor naming choice is overriding your others good work. Might give you a chance to hit the front page again too.
- lyime 10y agoWhy not just call it React Native Playground? or Expo Playground.
- reneherse 10y ago"React Playground" would be a good possibility, too.
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- hitekker 10y agoI don't want to have to say "Expo Sketch" to distinct it from "Sketch" when talking with designers and managers. This is a fairly terrible choice of name. Please change it.
- PStamatiou 10y agoDesigner here as well. +1 to changing the name sooner rather than later.
- publicfig 10y agoChanging the name now will be quite a bit easier than later, plus the discussions around the product won't be centered around how it's using an already well known name. EDIT: "but if it turns out to be a problem, we'll figure something out." It really seems to be that it is currently a problem unless your definition of a problem isn't public reception but instead a C&D.
- BHSPitMonkey 10y agoBoth tools are even solidly in the same niche (web design/development)... Sorry but no. No one wants to have to say "Sketch (the design tool)" and "Sketch (the RN tool)" every single time either one comes up.
- ChristianGeek 10y agoAnd this is why OP is going to get a cease-and-desist regarding the name.
- underwater 10y agoFor what it's worth OP is Charlie Cheever, an early Facebook employee and co-founder of Quora. I'm sure he's no stranger to this kind of stuff.
- reneherse 10y agoAnother vote for prioritizing a name change. Why create continual confusion and awkwardness for the thousands of people who will want to use your product alongside Sketch the design app? (That's me saying this is an awesomely useful project, BTW.) I'm just imagining describing the Sketch/Sketch workflow to a non-technical manager... ;) How about calling it "Expo Studio" or "Expo Easel", which have similar connotations?
- JustSomeNobody 10y ago"Expo Easel" Sounds really good! Nice job.
- reneherse 10y agoThanks, naming/branding is a bit of a hobby of mine. One thing about the name, however, that for me now rules it out as a recommendation, is that the two words are not articulated by a consonant; the ending vowel of "Expo" blends into the beginning of "Easel". An unfortunate pairing, at least to my ear, that when spoken quickly sounds like "Expo Weasel" :)
- evv 10y agoColloquially, you'd probably just refer to it as Easel. It could also be called Expo Clip. Then can say "clips" to refer to saved scripts.